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Caesarion in Wikipedia

Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar (June 23, 47 BC – August 23, 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar) Greek: Πτολεμαῖος ΙΕʹ Φιλοπάτωρ Φιλομήτωρ Καῖσαρ, Καισαρίων, Ptolemaĩos Philopátōr Philomḗtōr Kaĩsar, Kaisaríōn was the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, who reigned jointly with his mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt, from Septemb...

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Caesarion in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Καισάριον). The son of Cleopatra , said to be hers by Iulius Caesar. Plutarch calls him the son of Caesar, but Dio Cassius and Suetonius doubt the assertion. He was put to death by Augustus Caesar. See Dio Cass. xlvii. 31; Iul. 52; Aug. 17....

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Calliades in Wikipedia

Calliades may refer to: * Calliades, mentioned by Herodotus (viii. 51) as archon eponymous of Athens at the time of the occupation of the city by the Persian army, 480 BC * Calliades, a comic poet mentioned by Athenaeus (xiii. p. 577). Perhaps a mistake for Callias (comic poet). * Calliades , the name of two artists, a painter spoken of by Luci...

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Bias in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

One of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He was son of Teutamus, and was born at Priené, in Ionia, about B.C. 570. Bias was a practical philosopher, studied the laws of his country, and employed his knowledge in the service of his friends, defending them in the courts of justice, settling their disputes. He made a noble use of his wealth. His advice, t...

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Brasidas in Wikipedia

Brasidas (Greek: Βρασίδας) (d. 422 BC) was a Spartan officer during the first decade of the Peloponnesian War. He was the son of Tellis and Argileonis, and won his first laurels by the relief of Methone, which was besieged by the Athenians (431 BC). During the following year he seems to have been eponymous ephor (Xen. Hell. ii. 3, 10), and in 429 ...

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Bias in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

One of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He was son of Teutamus, and was born at Priené, in Ionia, about B.C. 570. Bias was a practical philosopher, studied the laws of his country, and employed his knowledge in the service of his friends, defending them in the courts of justice, settling their disputes. He made a noble use of his wealth. His advice, t...

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Brasĭdas in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Βρασίδας). The most distinguished Spartan in the first part of the Peloponnesian War (q.v.). In B.C. 424, at the head of a small force, having effected a dexterous march through the hostile country of Thessaly, he gained possession of many of the cities in Macedonia that were subject to Athens; his greatest acquisition was Amphipolis. In 422, with...

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Calămis in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Κάλαμις). A Greek artist, who flourished at Athens about B.C. 470. He worked in marble and metal, as well as gold and ivory, and was master of sculpture in all its branches, from the chiselling of small silver vessels to the execution of colossal statues in bronze. His Apollo, at Apollonia in Pontus, was 120 feet high. This statue was carried away...

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Bryson in Wikipedia

People with the name Bryson include: * Bryson of Heraclea (c. 450 - c. 390 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and sophist * Bryson of Achaea (c. 330 BC) , ancient Greek philosopher from the Megarian school of philosophy People with the surname Bryson include: * Bill Bryson, author * Bill Bryson, Sr., sports journalist * Ian Bryson, soccer pla...

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Bion of Smyrna in Wikipedia

Bion (Greek: Âßùí, gen.: Âßùíïò), Greek bucolic poet, was a native of the city of Smyrna and flourished about 100 BC. Most of his work is lost. There remain 17 fragments (preserved in ancient anthologies) and the "Epitaph on Adonis," a mythological poem on the death of Adonis and the lament of Aphrodite (preserved in several late medieval manuscrip...

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